Georgia Harrison has spoken out about her court case with Stephen Bear left her out of pocket, claiming the ‘justice system needs to change’.
Speaking tonight at the What Next in the Fight Against Image-Based Abuse?, a parliamentary roundtable hosted by the Rt. Hon. Kirith Entwistle MP and GLAMOUR UK, in partnership with the End Violence Against Women & Girls Coalition, Georgia, 30, discussed her experience with the civil law.
‘In terms of civil compensation for me, the money that was made from my video was around £27,000,’ Georgia said.
‘I was given £5,000 for the struggles I had gone through, which is actually quite high for a victim.
‘And that doesn’t make any sense that he can take all of the money made off of my body.
‘I went through a very hefty case that lasted well over a year and I was awarded the most anyone has ever got for a case like mine which was around £209,000.
Georgia Harrison has spoken out about her court case with Stephen Bear left her out of pocket, claiming the ‘justice system needs to change’
‘At the time my perpetrator then owned a house worth £550,000 in his name.
‘When I went into the civil court it got adjourned half way through, because of that it was put out there how much I would win.
‘During the six days after, my perpetrator got to sell his house, from prison, to a company called We Buy Any House, from the sex offenders wing, I got nothing.
‘In the end I ended up with minus £7,000, but at least I have my dignity. We need to change the justice system.’
Stephen Bear, from Loughton, Essex, was sentenced to 21 months in March 2023 after a jury found him guilty of voyeurism and disclosing private, sexual photographs and films after he leaked a sex tape of Georgia.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) previously told how Stephen has shown ‘a complete lack of remorse’.
Ahead of his sentencing, he posed for selfies outside court and sang Lady In Red to a reporter wearing a red coat. He also arrived for hearings, supported by his father, in lavish outfits and a Rolls Royce.
As he was jailed, he waved from the dock and said: ‘Have a good evening. Enjoy the weekend everyone.’
Stephen Bear (pictured in January) was sentenced to 21 months in prison in 2023 after being found guilty of disclosing private photographs and films after he leaked a sex tape of Georgia
Speaking tonight at the What Next in the Fight Against Image-Based Abuse?, a parliamentary roundtable, Georgia discussed her experience with the civil law
Stephen was given a restraining order to not contact Georgia for five years. He was also ordered to sign the sex offenders register and is subjected to notification requirements for 10 years.
Last February, GLAMOUR launched its GLAMOUR Talks Consent campaign, with research which found that 91 per cent of women think deepfaking poses a threat to the safety of women.
In recent months, a number of high profile figures have been victims of deepfake pornography, including pop star Taylor Swift and US congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Fake images and videos are made to look realistic, and victims are usually unaware and unable to consent to being sexualised in such a way.
Also at the event tonight was Cally Jane Beech, 33, who appeared on Love Island in 2015 and has become a prominent activist to raise awareness of the disturbing rise of deepfake porn and call for the Government to clamp down on the vile abuse.
Cally discovered digitally faked nude photos of herself circulating online in January last year.